Improvement in corn-shellers



C. GODDARD.

coRNfsHELLER.-

Patented Jan.so,1s77.

CURTIS GODDARD, OF ALLIANCE, OHIO.

IMPRovEMl-:NT |N CORN-SHELLERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. lS6,S30, dated January30, 1877; application led June 14, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, CURTIS GODDARD, of the town of Alliance, in thecounty of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Oorn-Shellers, which improvement is fully set forth inthe following specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

The object of my invention is, by means of a compact, simple, andeffective machine, to facilitate the shelling of corn.

The machine consists mainly of two parts. The upper part contains thedevice for shelling the corn from the cob, and is turned horizontallyupon the lower part, (which contains the device for holding the cob fromturning while the corn is being shelled from its upper part,) by meansof' bevel-geararound the upper part, and on a wheel having acrank-handle, and being pivoted to the lower part of said machine. Eachpart has a metal casing, to the inside of which are hinged four, more orless, vibrating arms, which are held to the cob or ear by springs, andaremade t0 move (in being adjusted to the taper and different size ofcobs) simultaneously by means of four, more or less, pivoted braces orties from one to another of said arms, asshown in the accompanyingdrawings and explanations, where the machine is illustrated more indetail.

Figure l is a vertical sectional view of the casing of the machine,showing an elevation of one of the vibrating arms A, and one of thevibrating arms B, a section of one of the edged or toothed wheels O, andthe manner of connecting the upper and lower part of the machine, sothat one may turn upon the other,

A as represented.

Fig. 2 is a plane view (at O in Fig.l) of the device for shelling thecorn from the cob, showing the manner and place of attaching the pivotedbraces or ties n n n n to the swinging arms A A A A, so that the ends ofsaid arms, near the center D, shall preserve an equal distance, ornearly so, from said center in vibrating also, the springs 'i t' i i',for holding the vibrating arms to the cob. On the side nearest thecenter D of the inner end of each of the vibrating arms A is a V-shapedrib, inclined and concaved to fit and act like a screw on the cob indrawing the ear downward. The upper part of the inner end of each of thesaid arms A is armed with a hook or spur, which tears the corn from thecob as the upper part of the machine is revolved.

Fig. 3 is a plane view of the device in the lower part ci the machine,for holding the cob' from turning, showing the pivoted braces or ties nu n' u' attached to the vibrating arms B B B B, and the edged or toothedwheels O O O O, journaled to said vibrating arms, so as to rolllongitudinally along the cob. The wheels G may be secured to theirjournals with burrs and screws by riveting or by drilling, then puttinga bolt with a head upon it through the wheel, then casting the arm uponsaid bolt or journal. The length of said arms B may be such that theedge of the wheel O may be one-fourth of an inch, more or less, beyondthe center of the casing from the side to which its arm is hinged, sothat the tendency of the cob to turn will draw the wheels inward, thusholding the cob more firmly from turning. The braces 0r ties n and n',pivoted to the vibrating arms A or B, may be adjusted, as to length, sothat said arms may move simultaneously toward or from the center farenough t-o adjust themselves to the different size of cobs, therebykeeping the cob in the center as it passes down through the machine. Thebraces u should be curved, so as to clear the wheels C. Said ties orbraces n or n may be secured to the `vibrating arms by hookshaped pinsor pivots, so that by inclining the brace and putting it on, thenbringing it to a horizontal position, the hook holds the brace fromcoming off; or thisobject may be effected by any equivalent device.

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the interior arrangement of the machine,the two parts being separated from each other in the drawing, for thesake of clearness. The upper or revolving part contains the vibratingarms A, with segments of screw and shelling-spurs, the pivoted braces n,and springs t'. The lower part includes the swinging arms B, pivotedbracesn, edged wheels C, and springs i', for holding the cob fromturning; at the same time allowing it to pass through in the process ofshelling.

vA A A A and the pivoted braces or ties n n n n, substantially asdescribed, and for the purposes set forth.

CURTIS GODDARD. Witnesses:

M. M. KING, C. B. HAINES.

